Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Will Cable Unplug the File Swappers?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the plug-this dept.

netringer writes "The cable companies are planning to give the RIAA's case a hand and limit P2P file swapping. Yahoo has the Business Week story that cable companies are considering going away from the flat rate pricing model for cable Internet access. They plan to set a lower bandwidth cap for the flat rate and the raise the rates for bandwidth hogs who exceed the cap."

2 of 794 comments (clear)

  1. Re:FP!! by Jon+Katz+on+Tuesday · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Not quite you AC scumbag. Go take a shower then go outside, as it is obvious you can't handle getting a FP.

  2. Sig troll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If you think AotC was worse than TPM, you must have had an icepick lobotomy.